The new boundaries for the House of Delegates and Senate put incumbent lawmakers in new districts, pitted some veterans against one another and created wide-open new districts.
Fourteen Democratic lawmakers are running in the June 20 primaries, including two from Hampton Roads facing off in a high-stakes showdown. Six Republicans are also running, including two GOP delegates going head-to-head in Southwest Virginia.
The sudden death of Rep. Donald McEachin, D-4th, on Nov. 28 sent a shock wave through Richmond-area politics that s still being felt almost seven months later, as Democrats prepare to choose candidates Tuesday for newly drawn Senate and House of Delegates districts in his old political turf.
Sen. Lamont Bagby and Katie Gooch are seeking the Democratic nomination Tuesday in Senate District 14, which is based in Richmond and includes part of Henrico County.